The three-day elephant census, being conducted after a gap of five years, concluded on Friday. Previously, the elephant counting exercise was done in 2017.
Karnataka forest officials have roped in all the personnel to carry out the enumeration exercise in the forest. In the last census, the number was just over 6,000 and the state had the highest number of elephants in the whole of India.
Elephant census was done simultaneously in southern states of India Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. The numbers will be tabulated after the survey is over and the elephants Population in the state will be revealed after a detailed analysis.
About 300 personnel have been roped in for the census covering 91 patrols in about 500-00 sq.km area, the director said, adding nearly 1,000 elephants were counted during the previous census in the forest.